CHAPTER 108: COMPLETE COINCIDENCE

Bei Mingxin let loose an anguished howl, then said in a feeble manner, "Let me rest a bit. At the very least, I have to take a nap. How are there so many pieces of jade of this size in the White Cloud Prefecture? Is it tradition here to shove jade up the buttholes of all of the deceased?!"

Mu Linyuan was struggling to contain his amusement.

Pieces of jade of this size were quite common as they were the perfect size to sell, so this was nothing out of the ordinary.

"When's dinner coming? Is there still some wine left? I want to have a drink, then sleep for a little."

Bei Mingxin was so exhausted that he felt like a zombie, and he was in desperate need of some rest.

"The food should be coming soon," Mu Linyuan said, then quickly sent a message to Fang Che.

"Come back in the afternoon, we're still not done here."

Fang Che: "......"

An exasperated look appeared on his face as he cast his gaze toward Ye Meng, who was still galloping away up ahead in a blind panic.

They're still not done even after a day and a night? This is some of the worst efficiency I've ever seen!

He hurriedly sped up to catch up to Ye Meng, then said, "I'll buy you something today. What do you want?"

Ye Meng turned to him with a dazed expression.

What's going on? He's never offered to do anything nice for me before!

"It's fine, I don't want anything."

"There must be something that you want! Let's go get some makeup. That'll come in useful for you if I sell you to a brothel in the future."

Ye Meng was furious to hear this.

What would I need makeup for? To better seduce my future clients after I'm sold to a brothel?!

Fang Che was casually wandering the streets with Ye Meng, while Bei Mingxin was feeling fully reinvigorated after a filling meal, a hot bath, and four hours of rest.

It was about to be noon.

"Lunch is coming soon. Should we eat before we go?" Mu Linyuan asked.

"Let's just go to the next place," Bei Mingxin said with a wry smile. "I never want to come to this godforsaken prefecture again!"

Mu Linyuan burst into laughter.

This had truly been a traumatic experience for Bei Mingxin.

With that, the two of them departed, and Mu Linyuan sent a message to Fang Che.

"We're leaving now."

Fang Che didn't go back right away.

This was a rare day of rest and relaxation, and he had just obtained the jade that the Church of the Self-Righteous was searching for, so what if he went back too early and was somehow exposed?

Hence, he continued stalling for time, only returning with Ye Meng well into the afternoon.

All of a sudden, an earth-shattering explosion rang out from the west, and this was followed by more rumbling explosions that rang out like deafening thunderclaps.

The entire earth was trembling, and a howl of shock and fury rang out from afar, but that was quickly drowned out by another thunderous voice.

"I have just confronted and wounded Bei Mingxin of the Church of the Self-Righteous! Don't let him get away!"

The entire sky was instantly filled with formidable warriors, all of whom converged toward a certain direction.

Meanwhile, at the Guardians headquarters.

Dongfang Sansan was rapidly reading through the tattered files on Sun Wutian, and a line of thought was quickly taking shape in his mind.

Right at this moment, his thoughts were interrupted by an urgent report. "Bei Mingxin of the Church of the Self-Righteous has appeared in the White Cloud Prefecture. He has been wounded by Golden Serpent Spear Dong Changfeng and is in the process of fleeing the scene!"

Dongfang Sansan immediately sprang to his feet as he ordered, "Immediately capture all of the people that we've been monitoring over these past few days, and send people to pursue Bei Mingxin!"

With his line of thought abruptly cut off, he wouldn't be able to think of anything useful, so his top priority now was to direct his attention to the matter at hand.

For a start, he was going to capture all of the demonic church members that had already been exposed for purchasing jade over the past few days.

As for Bei Mingxin, he was an almighty warrior that was undoubtedly going to prove difficult to capture.

Hence, he had to capture all of the exposed demonic church members right away. Otherwise, they could use this incident as a distraction to flee the prefecture.

At the same time, he was feeling rather disgruntled.

How stupid does this guy have to be to have been caught in the White Cloud Prefecture of all places? I was on the verge of an epiphany, but my train of thought has been completely interrupted!

***

The Hall of Protectionists instantly put the entire prefecture into a state of lockdown.

The authorities were working with the Hall of Protectionists and White Cloud Warrior Academy to capture the exposed church members, and Fang Che was understandably feeling very anxious.

Clearly, Bei Mingxin of the Church of the Self-Righteous had come to the White Cloud Prefecture, but he was somehow discovered and caught in a battle.

From what he had heard, thousands of non-warriors around the site of the battle had been killed on the spot from the shockwave alone, and the entire prefecture was in a heightened state of fear.

How did this happen? I didn't even tip off the Protectionists to any of this!

***

As it turned out, this was purely an accident.

After leaving the Virtue Manor, Bei Mingxin and Mu Linyuan had traveled to the Three Saints Church stronghold.

Mu Linyuan had been standing on lookout duty outside, while Bei Mingxin entered on his own, and that was where the trouble began.

The Three Saints Church incense hall had been eradicated in the process of capturing Huo Churan, and as a result, the nearby Three Saints Church stronghold was in a semi-abandoned state.

The stronghold had actually already been discovered during the capture of Huo Churan, so White Cloud Warrior Academy had assigned two high-level warriors with the task of monitoring the stronghold in secret, just in case any big fish showed up.

This was also the place where Huo Churan had disappeared after he was rescued from the Hall of Protectionists.

Hence, the Protectionists were also suspicious of this place, and they had also sent people to monitor the area in secret.

With all of the people monitoring the stronghold, Bei Mingxin came under intense scrutiny as soon as he arrived.

Several thousand feet away from the stronghold was a small slum that consisted of only a few rundown houses, inhabited by some disabled old men.

The warriors stationed here could immediately tell that the big fish that they were waiting for had arrived.

There were only several low-level Three Saints Church warriors below the Great Grandmaster tier inside the stronghold, so they clearly posed no threat, and the door was kicked down as soon as Bei Mingxin went in.

Bei Mingxin was already feeling extremely grumpy from the mindnumbing task that he had been forced to carry out, and he lashed out right away.

The Protectionists that had stormed into the stronghold were instantly killed, while the two White Cloud Warrior Academy instructors that rushed in as reinforcements were also slain.

However, Bei Mingxin was instantly struck by a sense of foreboding as he knew that this ambush definitely hadn't been prepared for him.

If he were the designated target of the ambush, his assailants would've been far more powerful.

What's going on? Have I just exposed myself?

He immediately tried to leave, only for a golden serpent spear to suddenly fly out of the nearby slum, completely shattering the space in its path.

The Golden Serpent Spear was ranked thirty-sixth on the Cloud Weapon Archive, and its wielder was an old foe of Bei Mingxin's, with their first clash dating back to over a thousand years ago.

Bei Mingxin was the slightest inferior warrior, but Dong Changfeng didn't possess a crushing advantage.

He was capable of defeating Bei Mingxin, but not of killing him.

Each of their families had perished by the hands of the other.

Some time ago, Dong Changfeng was said to have been slain by Duan Xiyang while out on a mission.

However, not only was he clearly not dead, he had been recuperating in the White Cloud Prefecture this entire time under a false alias, and he had been staying in this slum the entire time!

He had kept such a low profile that he had completely disappeared as far as both the Guardians and the demonic churches were concerned.

Even though Dong Changxin was still yet to recover from his injuries, he knew that he had to act, and he certainly wasn't going to hold back against his old enemy.

Infuriated by the sight of the bodies of the Protectionists and White Cloud Warrior Academy instructors nearby, Dong Changfeng lashed out with all his might.

The disparity in power between the two was from significant, but Bei Mingxin had severely depleted his spirit sense over the past few days, and no one could've imagined that a warrior on the Cloud Weapons Archive would be lurking in the nearby slum, so he was caught completely off guard.

All he had time to do was dispel the power of Dong Changfeng's attack as much as possible, sending it fanning out in all directions around him.

Countless houses were instantly toppled, while their inhabitants were flung through the air and torn to shreds.

In the blink of an eye, the entire surrounding area in a radius of several hundred meters had been razed to the ground, and countless casualties had been incurred.

Despite Bei Mingxin's best efforts, he was still wounded by Dong Changfeng's spear intent.

Dong Changfeng's rage was exacerbated even further at the sight of the widespread destruction that Bei Mingxin had just wrought, and he rushed into battle with vindictive fury.

It was only thanks to the intervention of Mu Linyuan and Bei Ming's four personal guards that he was able to get away, but all six of them were severely wounded by Dong Changfeng's almighty spear intent, and one of the personal guards was killed on the spot!